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NASA Prepares For Launch Of Space Shuttle Endeavour
Eliot J. Schechter
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - FEBRUARY 08: Space Shuttle Endeavour astronauts (L-R) mission specialists Robert Behnken, Nicholas Patrick, Stephen Robinson, and Kathryn Hire, with pilot Terry Virts and Commander George Zamka prepare to travel out to launch pad 39A hours before launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center February 8, 2010 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. STS-130 Endeavour is set to begin a 13-day flight to the International Space Station. The 33rd shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly will be Endeavour's 24th mission and one of the last five flights of the shuttle program, which is scheduled to finish in September. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)